Jar and cap holder



-May 13, 1930.

w. E. cULP JAR AND CAP HOLDER Filed July 24, 1929 INVENTOR. W22 Cal 29BY W ATTO EY.

Patented May 13, t 1930 f WILLIAME. 'cnLrjorg-irono t, rnnrnnai Y JARAND oagijritonnnn' Applieation filed July 24, 1 9 291 seri l ne..'ss0,e50.

The invention relatesto jar, cap and can wrenches, and has for itsobject to provide a device of this character which may be utilized forrotating a jar cover, holding a jar during the cover removing operationor holding a can during a cutting operation.

A further ob ect,1s to provide a holding device for ar covers, ars andcans comprisl0 flexible material and provided with notched armscooperating with enlargements carried by the ends of a contractibleflexible member adapted to encircle an article and to grip said articleupon compression of the handle member. Also toprovide the ends of theflexible member with a plurality of enlargements adapted to engage theinner sides 7 of the notched arms for adjusting the'fl'exible memberaccording 'to the circumference of the article to be gripped.

A further object is to form the flexible member enlargements by twistingthe same into loops thereby reducing the cost of manu- Cs facture to aminimum and allowing the loops a single strand of material.

A further objectis to provide the opposite, ends of the U-shaped handlemember with the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ofparts as hereinafter set forth;

shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood thatchanges in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the holder.

and the flexible member to be formed from I of the deviceshowingthe-same'ap lied.

Figure 31sa perspective View of one end .Figure '2? is a top plan View"ofi'thelcontractiblemember. I Figure 4 isaverti'cal transversesectional viewthrough one of the arms of the. handle member showing thesupporting-means for 1 one-of the supporting arms. ing a' U-shapedhandle member formedfrom Referring to the'drawing, the numeral 1designates a cylindrical member adapted to v b'eqheldxor rotatedandwhic'hcmember may be aajzartop5'a jar or a'can',ias the device isapplicable for use in connection with" any of thesetarticles, and'it isto be understood that I the membershown'is for purposes ofillustrationonlyz-i 1 V;

f The device comprises a U-shaped handle member 2" formed from flexiblematerial and has its arms 3provided with inwardly extendingar-ms rhaving notches 5 for= the reception I of theendsrfi'of theflexi-ble'contractible memher :7, which. is adapted to encircle thememtract-ing operation-takes place. when pressure is. applied.toiopposite sides ofthe handle -membe1;- 2. 1 The ends 6" of thecontr-actibl'e member 7 are twisted to form loops Sand 9 thereby formingspaceden-largements as clearly shown iDF-igure 2 to-be placed to theinside: of thearms 4 for initially "contracting 39the'contractible'member 7 according to the circumferenceof'the member 1before the gripping operation. After the adjusting operation theoperator then grasps the handle r member 2; squeezesthe same,- whichaction Wllfl contract'the contractible member 7 into cl'ose bindingengagement with the outer pe riphery-of the member for gripping andholding the-same.

It will benoted that the only connection between theflxiblemember? andthe handle is inthe. notches 5'anditomaintain the cont ac e'mem t7 n.,rma1 rqs t om a ate supporting armslOare provided, which I arms arefarmed from flexible material and provided with upwardly extending eyes11, throughwhichthe opposite sides'of the contractible member 7 extends,therefore it will be seen that the member 7 is supported and the members10 willcontract 'themem- The outerends of the arcuate flexible arms 10are supported by the outer ends of the arms 3, and extendtransverselythrough apertures12 in the arms 3 and then are bent to formrectangular shaped-loops 13 around the arms-3, therefore it will be seenthat the loops 7 13 will positively holdthe arcuate arms 10 in-th'eirrelative relation.

From the above it will beseen'thata wrench-- mg devlce 1s provlded whichis simple 1n constructlon and constructed 1n a manner where by allmachine work is eliminated and the device can be twisted principallyfrom flexible Wire thereby reducing thecost of manufac ture to a minimumandallowing the same to be constructed by unskilled labor.

The invention having been set forth What V is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A receptacle tool comprising a U-shaped handle member, acontractibleflexible member, enlargements carried by the ends of thecontractible flexible member, arms carried I by the arms of the u-shapedhandle member and having notches for receiving adj acentportions'of thecontractible flexible member in the path of the path of the enlargementsand v Q I flexible arcuate arms carried bythe arms of 7 arms carried bythe handle arms and 'ter-,

the handle-memberand supporting the contractible member at oppositesides thereof.

2.. A' receptacle tool comprising a Ushaped handle member formed fromflexible material,the arms of said handle member ter- 'minating ininwardly extending notched arms, an annular contractibleflexiblememberadjacent the endsof the notched arms. said 'contractiblemember having ends, 111- tegral enlargements carried by said ends,s'aid5 ends beingadapted to be received in the notches of the notched. arms,flexiblearcuate minating at opposite sides of the contractible member,upwardly extending arms carried by 7 said last named arms and eyescarried by said upwardly extending arms and through which the oppositesides of the contractiblemember extends. V I I 3. Areceptacle toolcomprising a U-shaped handle member, a contractible band carried by thehandle member adjacent one end thereof and controlled by the handlemember and arcuate arms formed fromflexible material and supporting thecontractible member at opposite sides thereof, said arcuate arms havingtheir inner ends extending through apertures in arms of the handlemember and looped around the arms of the handle member. In testimonywhereof he hereunto aflixes his signature. o

E. CULP.

